Teenager is stabbed at London’s O2 Arena hours before a K-pop boy band concert
Teenager stabbed to death at London’s O2 Arena hours before K-pop boy band concert
- A teenager was stabbed at the 02 Arena in London hours before the ATEEZ concert
- Three children were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm
A teenager was stabbed to death at London’s 02 Arena hours before a concert by a K-pop boy band.
The police rushed to the place, where the South Korean boy band ATEEZ is performing tonight, around 2:45 pm today.
A teenager was found with knife wounds outside Cineworld and was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital.
Three children were arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and detained, according to Sun.
The cinema is now closed, but the concert goes on as planned, while nearby shops, bars and restaurants are open as usual.
A teenager has been stabbed to death at the 02 Arena in London hours before a concert by a K-pop boy band
The police rushed to the place, where the South Korean boy band ATEEZ is performing tonight, around 2:45 pm today.
Concertgoers and other visitors have been urged to take extra care if traveling to the area.
A Met Police spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Police were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to The O2, SE10, at 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday 22 February, to report a stabbing.
The officers attended. A teenager was found with stab wounds. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to the hospital.
‘His condition has been assessed as not life threatening. Security personnel detained three male adolescents at the scene and later arrested them by police on suspicion of causing GBH.
They have been arrested. A crime scene has been set up. The investigations continue.
An O2 Arena spokesperson said: “There was an altercation between a group of people at Cineworld at the O2 this afternoon which resulted in one of the people requiring medical attention from the emergency services.”
Cineworld at the O2 will be closed for the rest of the day.
‘Tonight’s arena event is taking place as planned.’
The London Ambulance Service added: “We were called today (February 22) at 2:44pm to inform us of an incident in Peninsula Square, Greenwich.
“We dispatched multiple resources to the scene, including an incident response officer, two ambulance crews, and members of our tactical response unit.”